Daryl Devey sent me a link to his daughters video article about trail damage up American Fork Canyon. As I had just ridden the trails discussed in the rain, shame discouraged me from posting it immediately. (Shame on me.) Anyway, here is the link. http://traildamage.notlong.com Bonus Cameo by Steve Winters.
I have ridden a few 29ers. I never really caught the fever. In and of themselves, 29ers are polarizing. Dividing the mountain biking world into two camps; the lovers, and the haters. I’ve been drinking the Haterade for a few years now. The answer you hear from most 29er fans when you tell them you [...]
So, not just the Timpanogos guys are wusses. Everybody else is too. With the impending weather, I got a lot of calls wondering if we were still riding, and I have the final say, so I said yes. But whether it was because they were afraid of losing to a fat guy like me, or [...]
Being on call for work this week led to some nice if unoriginal rides. The need for a four-bar signal kept us out of the canyons. Still got in a couple good rides though. And if you have to ride down low it’s nice when the afternoons cool off a little. Wednesday we did a [...]
When somebody asks you to ride, say yes. Last week Ben mentioned he was heading to Brianhead for the holiday weekend and asked if I wanted to come. It actually seemed like he was just being courteous, or possibly bragging about the fact that he was going on a cool road trip. I wasn’t sure [...]
Last night we rode from Tibble Fork Reservoir up Mill Canyon(not as fun as it sounds). After the steep push on the first couple miles, we came across a strange sight. Sorry for the blurry shots, camera phone. Anyway. Two horses, with halters and no saddles, and no riders, making their way down the trail. [...]
A high stress work week, and an unstable mental state had me completely frazzled Saturday morning when it was time to head out for a ride on the Blackhawk Loop. Contributing to a restless night’s sleep were things like the wheels that needed swapped on my bike, the fact that I hadn’t ridden Blackhawk [...]
Just got back from the new section on upper Mill Canyon. I’m a little torn. On the one hand, there is now a viable option to climb to the top of American Fork Canyon and pick your way down. On the other, I miss the elevator-shaft style downhill that it used to be. The new [...]
Went to Lava Hot Springs with the family (and extended family) last weekend. There were mountains, and I had a bike, but I was not able to mountain bike. I did however go on a nice road ride to from Lava Hot Springs to Inkom along the Old Oregon Trail Road, and Highway 91. A [...]
Been too lazy to post for the last few days/rides. But there have been some good rides. Saturday I met up with Zimm-the-Man and the Somers family(Eric and Austin) and we did a good old fashioned shuttle up AF Canyon. The holiday weekend didn’t seem to be causing too much of a rush on the [...]
